NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The Williamsburg Reserve Starbucks location went on strike on Saturday in response to alleged benefit and wage tampering and chronic understaffing.
The workers, who unanimously voted to join the Starbucks Workers United union in June, striked for the day and held a picket from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The workers accused the company of making unilateral changes to hours and benefits without bargaining, offering raises to non-union workers without considering union workers, chronic understaffing and failing to provide training to new hires.
“As a unionized location, Starbucks has the legal obligation to negotiate with the union in good faith before any such changes are made,” said union members in a statement.
"We currently have a strike happening outside the Williamsburg reserve store location,” said a Starbucks spokesperson regarding the strike. “Starbucks has great partners and we value their contributions. We respect our partners’ right to engage in any legally protected activity or protest without retaliation. We are grateful for each partner who continues to work and we always do our best to listen to the concerns of all our partners.”
The Williamsburg Reserve is one of seven unionized Starbucks locations in New York City and over 200 nationwide.
Since Starbucks stores in the U.S. started unionizing in December 2021, employees and the National Labor Review Board have accused the coffee giant of illegal retaliatory practices and union busting tactics.
SBU claims the company has fired more than 110 union leaders so far nationwide.
The NLRB currently has more than 320 unfair labor practice charges pending against the company.
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